Broom-holder.



G. ELSE.

BROOM HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1912.

Patented May 27, 1913.

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BROOM-HOLDER.

T 0 all whom 2'25 may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE ELSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yuma, in the county of Yuma and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to broom holders, and has for one of its objects to provide a device of this character which will support a broom in aperpendicular position, upon a wall, so that the same willoccupy but small space, the holder or support also materially increasing the length of the service of the broom by obviating wear upon the bro-om straws when the broom is not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a broom holding device which may be produced at a small cost, is strong and durable in use and occupies a minimum of space.

With the above and other objects in view as will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a broom holder embodying the present invention; and Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the accompanying drawing, by like reference characters.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates an elongated, rectangular base which is secured upon a wall or other support by means of screws or similar fastening devices, indicated at 6. Upon the base 5 adjacent one end thereof a block 7 is rigidly secured. This block is provided upon its upper and lower edges with cylindrical studs 8, the purpose of which will be clearly apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawing and the following description.

The broom holder proper consists of a single length of resilient wire generally indicated by the numeral 9. One end of this wire is angularly bent as indicated at 10 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 22, 1912.

Patented May 27, 1913. Serial No. 705,295.

firmly secured upon the base 5 and on the end thereof opposite to the block 7 by means of the staples 11. From the end portion 10 the wire is obliquely extended outwardly from the face of the base 5 as indicated at 12, and the opposite end of the wire is disposed in spaced parallel relation to this oblique portion 12 thereof, as shown at 12, the extremities of the wire being connected as at 13. The wire is extended inwardly from the ends of the oblique portions 12 and 12 as shown at 14 and 14 respectively to a point adjacent the surface of the base 5. From these inwardly extending portions of the wire the same is again extended outwardly and coiled upon itself as indicated at 15. These coils closely surround the studs 8 upon the ends of the block 7 The intermediate portion of the wire is outwardly inclined from the coils 15 as shown at 16, and from these latter portions the spaced intermediate portions of the wire are convergently extended and curved inwardly as shown at 17, the central portion of said wire extending outwardly beyond the vertical plane of the obliquely inclined portions 12 and 12 thereof.

In the use of the device, the handle of a broom adjacent the head thereof is forced inwardly between the outwardly extending looped central portion of the wire and the portions 12 and 12, and said central loop is sprung outwardly, the broom handle riding over the parallel portions of the wire and upon the inwardly inclined portions 14 and 14 thereof. When the broom handle is disposed at the inner ends of these latter portions of the wire, the central loop springs inwardly so that the inclined portions 16 thereof also engage with the broom handle. Thus the broom handle will be held between the portions 14 and 14 and 16 of the wire holder. It may be easily and quickly re moved by simply forcing the handle outwardly toward the end of the central loop. The spring coils 15 cause the portions 16 of the wire to bear closely upon the broom, so that the looped central port-ion of the wire will not move outwardly upon the accidental movement of the broom in the holder.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and manner of use of my improved broom holder will be clearly understood.

The device may be easily and quickly arranged upon a wall or other support and as the same occupies but small space, the broom will be held closely against the wall. As the holder is constructed from a single length of wire, it will be obvious that the same can be manufactured at very small cost. It is also extremely durable as well as reliable and eflicient in practical use.

While I have shown and described the preferred form and arrangement of the device, it will be obvious that the same is sus ceptible of considerable modification without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined by the appended claim. Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

In a broom holder, the combination with a base having a block on one end provided with oppositely projecting studs, of a wire having one end angularly bent and fixed to the base opposite the block, said wire being obliquely extended outwardly from the face of the base, the other end ofsaid wire being disposed in spaced parallel relation to the oblique portion and secured to the fixed end, said ends extending inwardly from the ends ofthe oblique portions to a point adjacent the surface of the base, thence outwardly and coiled upon themselves, said coils surrounding the studs at each end of the block, the intermediate portion of said wire being inclined outwardly from the coils and the spaced intermediate portions of said wire being convergently extended and curved inwardly, and the central portion of said wire extending beyond the vertical plane of the obliquely inclined portions thereof, as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE ELSE.

Witnesses:

E. LORING, J. M. MOYER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

